Definition of psoas Psoas

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What does psoas mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: psoas

psoas - either of two muscles of the abdomen and pelvis that flex the trunk and rotate the thigh
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  • psoas (Noun)
    Either of two muscles, the psoas major and psoas minor involved in flexion of the trunk.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • psoas (n.)
    An internal muscle arising from the lumbar vertebrae and inserted into the femur. In man there are usually two on each side, and the larger one, or great psoas, forms a part of the iliopsoas.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • psoas
    sō′as, n. a muscle of the loins and pelvis: the tenderloin.—adj. Psoat′ic. [Gr. psoa, psua, generally in pl. psoai, psuai.]

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